The mild temperatures of about +4 or +6, together with bright sun, made it feel spring-like. People seeing robins could understandably believe that they are fresh harbingers of spring. But in fact, we have a long way to go to spring, and these robins are part of a bigger flock that has overwintered at the FWG and the Central Experimental Farm. In fact, robins have been present all winter in any number of locations across Ottawa.